Stage Cigarettes
Tue, 5 July 2005, 04:01 pmRach8 posts in thread
Stage Cigarettes
Tue, 5 July 2005, 04:01 pmI'm looking for a "non toxic cigarette" for use on stage in an intimate theatre. All assistance greatly appreciated. Am in Melbourne area.
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Re: Stage Cigarettes
Mon, 18 July 2005, 01:06 pmHere's an idea (totally fake) that I have used successfully several times and people always tell me they think I am really smoking even tho there is no smoke!
I use the outside of a short white pen or texta (cut to approriate length) and over the 'lit' end I stick a cheap old shiny red star (the sort you buy in Woolies for about $1-20 for a pack of 175).
If you lift the cigarette ever so slightly when you 'drag' on it the lights always catch the shiny star and people in the audience swear that it 'lights up'.
It sounds cheap and corny but has worked constantly for me since the late 70's - its tried and true. The only downfall is that the length of it obviously doesn't decrease so its only good in a scene where you either go off quickly or have an excuse to butt it out or drop it and stamp on it!
I use the outside of a short white pen or texta (cut to approriate length) and over the 'lit' end I stick a cheap old shiny red star (the sort you buy in Woolies for about $1-20 for a pack of 175).
If you lift the cigarette ever so slightly when you 'drag' on it the lights always catch the shiny star and people in the audience swear that it 'lights up'.
It sounds cheap and corny but has worked constantly for me since the late 70's - its tried and true. The only downfall is that the length of it obviously doesn't decrease so its only good in a scene where you either go off quickly or have an excuse to butt it out or drop it and stamp on it!